Marijuana industry worried Trump, Sessions will erase gains

For U.S. Pain Foundation, this includes medical marijuana. As Tom Angell of Marijuana Majority noted in an email responding to the pick, pot is popular, and Trump himself has said he would not interfere with state marijuana laws. Group pushes ballot proposal to legalize marijuana in MI for the 2018 ballot. Regulators from the Ohio Pharmacy Board, State Medical Board and Department of Commerce are writing rules to govern the burgeoning industry.

On the public health side of things, the Arkansas Department of Health uses this time to focus on the patients.

Just like a puff of smoke, some medical marijuana users will be paying a little less out of pocket.

California voters approved Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, by a vote of 56% to 44%. From a medical point of view, cannabis can be prescribed for physical ailments including cancer symptoms, arthritis, depression, and anxiety.

Some Bay Area startups, such as San Francisco-based Octavia Wellness, are making it easier for seniors to access medical marijuana.

A woman holding a marijuana joint makes a face-palm.

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“We are now in the beginning stages of rules and regulations that will govern this process”, she said.

“It does worry me a little”, Faull said, “but I believe in it”.

“I’m very anxious about this”, said the DPA’s executive director, Ethan Nadelmann, noting that only a 2013 Justice Department memo stands between federal law enforcement and state marijuana markets. While some voice optimism about Trump’s past statements on legalized marijuana, others have concerns about the opinions of potential cabinet members and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. WITI Fox 6 news ran a story this week about a Wisconsin grandmother who works full-time and who smokes marijuana daily for pain relief relating to a medical issue, as opposed to taking opioid painkillers, which are far more addictive and risky. That won’t be necessary if California approves recreational use, a move Eaze estimates could more than triple the startup’s business.

Tobacco companies could easily try to exploit that to enter the marijuana market, Jackler said.

Niche marijuana-focused investment firms such as Gateway, Poseidon Asset Management, Electrum Partners and rapper Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital have rushed to fill the gap. That revenue is on track to almost double this year. That’s because per the state constitution, all ballot measure provisions take effect at midnight on Election Day unless the initiative specifically says otherwise.

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On the same night that Petaluma elected officials passed on the urgency ordinance, the Sonoma City Council voted 4-1 to ratify an emergency ban on outdoor marijuana cultivation. In the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar marijuana industry, it is also raising fears. “I’d think marijuana investors – and legalizers – might be rethinking their strategy right now”. The law legalizing medical marijuana allows for up to two dispensaries in each of Maryland’s 47 legislative districts, plus one for each of the 15 marijuana growers.